• Quake jolts southern Iran
    TEHRAN, Jan 12 (AFP) - Several people were injured, two of them seriously, and 22 villages badly damaged when an earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted southern Iran's Fars province, the official news agency IRNA reported Sunday.
  • Recap: Chicago 3, Syracuse 1 / Jan 12
    ROSEMONT, Illinois (Ticker) -- Dan Snyder scored a pair of goals and Milan Hnilicka stopped 36 shots to help the Chicago Wolves beat the Syracuse Crunch, 3-1. Snyder scored an unassisted goal 5:17 into the second period for a 2-0 lead and netted a power-play marker late in the third. Hnilicka turned away all 15 shots he faced ...
  • Venus shakes off rust as Paradorn advances in Australian Open
    MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan 13 (AFP) - Venus Williams shook off the rust to get her Australian Open campaign off to a winning start as the form book held sway in the first round here Monday.
  • Recap: AUGUSTA 9, Florida 5 / Jan 12
    AUGUSTA, Georgia (Ticker) -- Andrew Williamson scored two goals and had three assists and Mike Legg contributed five assists to help the Augusta Lynx defeat the Florida Everblades, 9-5. Williamson assisted on the first of six unanswered goals scored by Augusta between the latter part of the first period and the middle of the ...
  • Disney Breaks Ground on Hong Kong Park
    HONG KONG (AP) -- At a groundbreaking ceremony for Hong Kong Disneyland, top executives of Walt Disney Co. said Sunday they were confident their first theme park on Chinese soil will draw millions of visitors a year despite the global economic downturn.
  • ICoast rebel group poses 11th-hour objections to truce-signing
    ABIDJAN, Jan 12 (AFP) - One of two rebel groups due to formally sign a truce Sunday in the 16-week war in Ivory Coast has backed out, raising last-minute objections, diplomats and military sources said.
  • Raptors avoid unlucky 13
    TORONTO, Jan 12 (AFP) - Rafer Alston provided a spark off the bench by totaling 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists Sunday as Toronto avoided their 13th straight National Basketball Association defeat with a 105-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
  • Preview: Celtics (20-15) at Spurs (22-14) 7:00 p.m. EST / Jan 12
    SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- The San Antonio Spurs try to extend their home winning streak over the Boston Celtics to 12 games on Sunday when they begin a five-game homestand at the SBC Center.
  • Recap: PHOENIX 107, Jazz 99 / Jan 12
    PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Suddenly, the Phoenix Suns are developing a very potent triple threat.
  • Thailand, Singapore prime ministers wrap up weekend retreat
    PHUKET, Thailand, Jan 12 (AFP) - The prime ministers of Thailand and Singapore have wrapped up an informal weekend meeting here, after calling on Asia's top security group to address North Korea's withdrawal from a key nuclear treaty.
  • Philippines protests "unfair" travel warning by United States
    MANILA, Jan 12 (AFP) - Philippine officials Sunday protested a US travel advisory warning Americans to take extra precautions here due to terror threats.
  • Nine kidnapped by suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal
    KATHMANDU, Jan 12 (AFP) - Nine people were kidnapped and one later killed by suspected Maoist rebels in two separate attacks in rural Nepal, officials said Sunday.
  • Polls indicate incumbent Clerides will win Cyprus election showdown
    NICOSIA, Jan 12 (AFP) - Main opposition candidate Tassos Papadopoulos has a slim lead over Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides but voters would elect the incumbent in a run-off in the second round, according to opinion polls published Sunday.
  • Datalex Lights Up LasVegas.com
    Datalex's Internet Technology Enables Travel Portal to Market Renowned Destination Brand
  • Conference USA Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Women's Big Sky Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 12
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  • Detroit Pistons 2002-2003 Game-by-Game through Jan 12
  • Els leads Choi by two strokes at Mercedes / Jan 12
    KAPALUA, Hawaii (Ticker) - Ernie Els brings a two-shot lead into Sunday's final round of the Mercedes Championships.
  • Coyote Amonte's iron-man streak ends at 453 games
    NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan 11 (AFP) - Scott Walker scored his second goal of the game 37 seconds into overtime to give Nashville a 4-3 victory in a game in which Phoenix forward Tony Amonte's iron-man streak was halted at 453 games.
  • Recap: NHL Recaps from Jan 12
    COLORADO 3, CAROLINA 2 (OT) RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- After reaching their low point, the Colorado Avalanche got two goals from one of the hottest players in the NHL to avoid another frustrating loss. Milan Hejduk continued his tear by scoring his second goal of the game 2:04 into overtime as the Avalanche ended a ...
  • St Louis Blues Team Report / Jan 11
    Last result: 2-1 win at Los Angeles, January 11
  • Vancouver Canucks Game-by-Game Log through Jan 12
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Sports birthdays for January, 12th / Jan 12
    BASEBALL Andy Fox, (32) 1971
  • Immelman wins playoff at South African Airways Open / Jan 12
    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Ticker) - Trevor Immelman claimed his first European Tour title Sunday with a thrilling playoff victory on home soil over compatriot Tim Clark in the South African Airways Open.
  • AUGUSTA 9, Florida 5 / Jan 12
    AUGUSTA, Georgia (Ticker) -- Andrew Williamson scored two goals and had three assists and Mike Legg contributed five assists to help the Augusta Lynx defeat the Florida Everblades, 9-5. Williamson assisted on the first of six unanswered goals scored by Augusta between the latter part of the first period and the middle of the ...
  • Djibouti opposition leader calls meeting after alleging poll fraud
    DJIBOUTI, Jan 12 (AFP) - Djibouti opposition leader Ahmed Dini on Sunday summoned his supporters to a meeting in the capital to protest alleged fraud in polls that renewed the ruling coalition's monopoly in the national assembly.
  • Britain's Labor Party Opposed to Iraq War
    LONDON (AP) -- Most members of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor Party oppose Britain waging war on Iraq without United Nations approval, according to polls of local party leaders published Sunday.
  • Iran's parliament approves equal blood money for non-Muslims
    TEHRAN, Jan 12 (AFP) - Iran's reformist-held parliament approved the details of a law Sunday granting non-Muslim minorities the right to the same "blood money" as Muslim men, the official news agency IRNA reported.
  • No formal meeting at OPEC gathering: cartel spokesman
    VIENNA, Jan 12 (AFP) - Delegates of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) gathering here decided against holding a formal meeting Sunday, OPEC spokesman Adbulrahman Al Kheraigi said.
  • Ferentz One of Many on Jaguars' List
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have talked with Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz and will conduct several more interviews to fill their head-coaching vacancy this week, a league source told The Associated Press.
  • Muralitharan and umpire Hair meet again in tri-nations game
    SYDNEY, Jan 12 (AFP) - Sri Lankan cricket captain Sanath Jayasuriya Sunday downplayed the appointment of Australian umpire Darrell Hair to officiate the tri-nations series clash between Sri Lanka and England here.
  • Oklahoma Game-by-Game Statistical Log / Jan 12
  • Ecuador's Gutierrez to meet February 11 with Bush
    QUITO, Jan 12 (AFP) - Ecuadoran President-elect Lucio Gutierrez announced Sunday he will meet in Washington with US President George W. Bush on February 11, in his first visit abroad after presidential inauguration here Wednesday.
  • First batch of Filipino maids to work in China
    HONG KONG, Jan 13 (AFP) - A first batch of domestic maids from the Philippines will soon be heading to work in the Chinese city of Shenzhen just across the border from Hong Kong, it was reported Monday.
  • Musharraf again denies giving nuclear technology to North Korea
    DUBAI, Jan 12 (AFP) - Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf again denied that Islamabad had passed on nuclear technology to North Korea, in an interview with the Dubai-based Arabic television channel MBC.
  • Singapore firm offers prank-call service to ease economic gloom
    SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (AFP) - Singaporeans looking for some light-hearted fun amidst the economic gloom can now turn to a new telephone service that enables them to make prank calls to their friends for a laugh.
  • World News Summary [Jan 11]
    WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (AFP) - Top stories for Sunday (since 0100 GMT):
  • Iraq Shrugs Off U.S. Military Buildup
    BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq shrugged off the U.S. and British military buildup in the Persian Gulf as the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Turkey urged President Saddam Hussein on Sunday to cooperate with the United Nations and avert a war they said would be disastrous for the region.
  • OPEC needs to raise output by two mln barrels per day: Algeria
    VIENNA, Jan 12 (AFP) - OPEC needs to raise oil output by two million barrels per day to cover a supply shortfall caused by a strike in Venezuela, Algerian Oil Minister Chakib Khelil said Sunday.
  • 2 Palestinians Killed in Missile Attack
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- An Israeli helicopter fired missiles at a car in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two Palestinians and seriously wounding a third, Palestinian hospital officials said.
  • Afghan Pashtun leaders protest arrest of tribal chief by US troops
    KABUL, Jan 12 (AFP) - A delegation of 400 representatives of a Pashtun tribe from eastern Afghanistan has been in Kabul for the past week to protest against the arrest of one of their chiefs by US troops.
  • Sex abuse occurred in virtually every US Roman Catholic diocese
    WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (AFP) - The pedophilia scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic Church over the past year has touched virtually every US diocese, implicating more than 1,200 priests who have sexually victimized more than 4,000 children, the New York Times reported Sunday.
  • Upsets, Narrow Escapes in College Hoops
    STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Ben Gordon had 26 points and eight rebounds and No. 3 Connecticut bounced back from its first loss of the season with an 83-80 overtime victory over Miami on Saturday.
  • Michigan St 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Jan 12
    15 01/14 @ PURDUE, 7:00 PM
  • Women's Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Women's Horizon League Basketball Standings through Jan 12
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  • Mobile Game-by-Game Log / Jan 12
  • NBA Scoreboard as of 04:10 p.m. / Jan 12
  • Kevin Swayne Statistical Log / Jan 12
  • Despite rhetoric, Pyongyang serious about dialogue with US: US mediator
    WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (AFP) - Former US troubleshooter Bill Richardson said Sunday following his just-ended talks with senior North Korean envoys that Pyongyang, despite its rhetoric, wanted to negotiate an end to its nuclear standoff with Washington.
  • Recap: (6) Notre Dame 74, Seton Hall 64 / Jan 12
    SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Ticker) -- Chris Thomas scored 22 points and Matt Carroll added 19 as sixth-ranked Notre Dame remained unbeaten at home with a 74-64 Big East Conference victory over Seton Hall.
  • Illinois 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Jan 12
    14 01/15 @ IOWA, 9:05 PM
  • Horizon League Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Santa Barbara 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Jan 12
    13 01/16 @ CS NORTHRIDGE, 10:00 PM
  • Women's Big East Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Recap: Cavaliers 87, SEATTLE 79 / Jan 12
    SEATTLE (Ticker) -- A game against the Cleveland Cavaliers is no longer a remedy for the struggling Seattle SuperSonics.
  • Recap: NFL Recaps from Jan 11
    TENNESSEE 34, PITTSBURGH 31 (OT) NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) -- What would an NFL playoff game be without some controversy? After a running-into-the-kicker penalty on Dewayne Washington gave him a second chance, Joe Nedney kicked a 26-yard field goal 2:15 into overtime, giving the Tennessee Titans a dramatic 34-31 AFC ...
  • Portland Game-by-Game Log / Jan 12
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Tampa Bay Lightning Team Report / Jan 12
    Last result: 3-3 tie (OT) vs. New Jersey, January 11
  • Buffalo Sabres Game-by-Game Log through Jan 12
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Awhl Standings through Games of 01/11/2003 / Jan 12
  • European Cup result
  • Bourne-Kraatz give perfect ending to Canadian championships
    SASKATOON, Canada, Jan 12 (AFP) - Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz brought the Canadian Figure Skating Championships to a perfect close on Sunday, receiving nine perfect scores of 6.0 for their free dance to wrap up their ice dance crown.
  • 2002-03 Men's World Cup Ski Results / Jan 12
  • Venus, Agassi in opening-day action at Australian Open / Jan 12
    MELBOURNE, Australia (Ticker) - Venus Williams needed only 56 minutes to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Monday, but still vowed to get better.
  • Bolivian soldiers deployed to confront protesters
    LA PAZ, Jan 12 (AFP) - Thousands of soldiers and police deployed Sunday to the Chapare region in central Bolivia to face protesters that threaten to block the country's main highway, officials said.
  • China facing serious mineral resources shortage
    BEIJING, Jan 12 (AFP) - China is facing a serious shortage of mineral resources and will be forced to drastically increase its imports to meet demand over the next 20 years, a state-run newspaper said Sunday.
  • UC Berkeley Professor Gives U.S. Schools a Failing Grade
    According to new research by a University of California at Berkeley psychology professor, policies that hold children accountable for scoring well on standardized school tests are making a failing grade.
  • ICoast rebels hold talks to save truce after 11th-hour hurdle
    ABIDJAN, Jan 12 (AFP) - Two insurgent groups based in western Ivory Coast started closed-door talks with French military peacekeepers Sunday after one of the movements set new conditions before the planned signing of a truce, rebel sources said.
  • Southland Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Women's Division 1 Independent Schools Basketball Records through Jan 12
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  • Preview: Blues (23-12-5-3) at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (16-16-7-3) 8:00 p.m. EST / Jan 12
    ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Although there is nearly three months remaining in the regular season, the St. Louis Blues can move into a first place tie in the Central Division when they visit the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on Sunday night.
  • Weekend Sports Transactions [Jan 12]
    DETROIT TIGERS--Traded LHP Mark Redman and RHP Jerrod Fuell to Florida for RHP Gary Knotts, LHP Nate Robertson and LHP Rob Henkel.
  • NCAA Div I Mens Basketball Schedule for Jan 12
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  • Tennis Results / Jan 12
    #$10.58 million Australian Open
  • Philippines to get 78.65 mln dlrs in US military assistance
    ZAMBOANGA, Philippines, Jan 13 (AFP) - The United States has earmarked about 78.65 million dollars in military assistance for the Philippines this year, the largest sum allocated to an Asian country so far, a US military spokesman said here Monday.
  • Koreans Celebrate 100 Years in America
    HONOLULU (AP) -- A century ago, Ronald Moon's grandfathers arrived here from Korea facing a future of working in Hawaii's sugar cane fields.
  • Arkansas 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Jan 12
    17 01/16 FLORIDA, 8:00 PM
  • Grand Rapids Game-by-Game Log / Jan 12
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Manitoba Game-by-Game Log / Jan 12
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • Milwaukee Game-by-Game Log / Jan 12
    (Goal Scorers in Parentheses)
  • AHL Standings through Jan 12
  • Recap: LEXINGTON 4, Cincinnati 1 / Jan 12
    LEXINGTON, Kentucky (Ticker) -- Mike Sgroi and Ryan Fultz both had a goal and an assist to help the Lexington Men O'War defeat the Cincinnati Cyclones, 4-1. Sgroi assisted on a second-period goal by Jay Banach and netted a power-play marker 5:52 into the third for a 3-1 lead. Fultz helped out on a first-period tally by Alex ...
  • Australian investor confidence wanes over global concerns, drought
    SYDNEY, Jan 13 (AFP) - A global economic downturn and the worst drought in a century have dented Australian investor confidence and an otherwise strong domestic economy, according to a key survey released Monday.
  • Junior High Boy Dies During Sports Program
    NEW YORK (AP) -- A 13-year-old boy collapsed and died inside a junior high school gymnasium Saturday, becoming the third student to die in a New York City school in a week, police said.
  • Xavier 2002-2003 Game-by-Game / Jan 12
    15 01/14 LA SALLE, 8:30 PM
  • Big West Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Women's Southwestern Athletic Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Great Lakes Game-by-Game Log through Jan 12
  • Milwaukee Bucks 2002-2003 Game-by-Game through Jan 12
  • San Antonio Spurs Team Report / Jan 12
    Streak: Won 1
  • Spanish league results
    This article is Copyright 2003 by Agence France-Presse.
  • Philippine economic growth estimated at 4.1 to 4.3 percent in 2002
    MANILA, Jan 13 (AFP) - The Philippines' economy is estimated to have grown by between 4.1 and 4.3 percent last year, Finance Secretary Jose Isidro Camacho said Monday.
  • Thousands of armed Iraqi militia stage anti-US parade in Basra
    BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (AFP) - Thousands of armed militiamen and women took part in a parade in the southern city of Basra Tuesday to demonstrate their readiness to resist any US attack, Iraqi satellite television said.
  • Standing of Clubs through Games of 1/11/03 / Jan 12
  • Colonial Athletic Conference Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Women's Conference USA Basketball Standings through Jan 12
  • Women's Ivy League Basketball Standings through Jan 12